COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. - The Ursinus men's swimming team won their first non-conference meet of the season, defeating Widener University, 176-86, on Saturday afternoon.
 
The win improves the Bears to 3-1 overall while the Pride fall to 3-1 on the season.  
 
Ursinus started strong, as a team of junior Josh Travers, and sophomores Elian Murillo Rios, Alexander Nicolai, and Jack Campbell won the 200-medley relay with a time of 1:41.01. Nicolai followed it up with a win in the 1000-yard freestyle, coming in at a season-best time of 10:12.72. He also was victorious in the 500-yard freestyle (4:52.54), putting together an impressive day.
 
First-year Cooper Williams continued his strong start to the season by earning his first career victory in the 200-yard freestyle (1:46.16). Williams would also win the 100-yard freestyle (48.79) and the 50-yard freestyle (22.61).
 
Travers also had an impressive day, winning the 100-yard backstroke (54.72), before finishing first in the 200-yard IM (2:05.67). Senior Jack Giuliana similarly was able to win two events, the 200-yard butterfly (2:03.76) and the 100-yard butterfly (53.65).
 
Murillo-Rios took victory in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:05.71), and also scored second in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:25.98), with fellow sophomore Brady May earning third (2:29.15).
 
The meet closed with a victory in the 400-yard freestyle relay for the Bears, as a team of Williams, Campbell, Nicolai, and Giuliana finished in 3:16.88.
 
Ursinus will return to action on Saturday, November 6th as they travel to take on McDaniel College at 1:00 p.m.